Abbey

Abbey is an English name functioning as a pet form of Abigail, which derives from the Hebrew name Avigayil, composed of the elements av, meaning father, and gil, meaning rejoicing, giving the overall sense of her father's joy or my father is joyful. The name gained widespread use in the English-speaking world partly through the biblical figure Abigail, the intelligent and diplomatic wife of King David. Abbey is also occasionally used as a masculine name and is related to the forms Abbie, Abby, and Gail.